Chapter 710 - 687: Harsh Words
Chapter 710: Chapter 687: Harsh Words
The statement made by the Vice Sect Leader essentially confirmed the choice of the Five Immortals City.
Whether to support Shen Han now indeed poses a dilemma.
Shen Han’s performance demonstrated his astonishing talent and strength.
However, Shen Han ultimately practices the Old Cultivation Method.
To those who do not fully understand the Old Method, although they marvel at Shen Han’s achievements,
they remain uncertain about Shen Han’s future.
It might lead to heavenly achievements, or it might just end here...
At this point, with the Vice Sect Leader opting not to stake on Shen Han, the other elders naturally followed suit with this decision.
If something goes wrong, and they made the wrong judgment.
The responsibility would lie with the Vice Sect Leader.
If they had opposed the decision, and an issue arose, they would be blamed.
Dean Sixin glanced at their Vice Sect Leader without further comment.
Choosing to protect Shen Han is indeed a risky move.
But now, Shen Han has shown exceptional strength, while also being indebted to the Five Immortals City.
From a standpoint of reason, they should choose to protect Shen Han.
After all, without Shen Han’s introduction back then, Song Xiaodie and her sister would likely have left the Five Immortals City.
Ultimately, Dean Sixin was just a dean; with the Vice Sect Leader’s decision made, no others supported her.
The matter was decided.
Sixin and Si Zhi had done what they could.
But if the Five Immortals City could not offer protection to Shen Han, he could only rely on himself.
On the tenth day of the incident, the people from Tiger Peak Manor finally arrived at Nine Heavens Palace.
You Wanying and the Manor Master of Tiger Peak Manor both came.
In addition, two elders accompanied them.
These past few days, it had been snowing continuously at Nine Heavens Palace, covering the surrounding scenes in a layer of silver.
You Wanying, a veteran strong figure from Tiger Peak Manor, had already stepped into the Illusion Realm.
Upon seeing Ban Wu’s corpse, she seemed dazed and almost fell.
The surrounding elders quickly supported her.
"Elder Wanying, please restrain your grief, don’t be overly sorrowful."
In the past few hundred years, Tiger Peak Manor had never encountered such an incident.
It was said Tiger Peak Manor was protective, yet another core disciple had perished under their watch.
Standing before Ban Wu’s casket, You Wanying watched him, watching her eldest disciple.
Ban Wu had been by You Wanying’s side since the age of eleven, and after thirty years, they were as close as family.
She could not accept by any means that her eldest disciple met this fate.
Ban Wu, who even had the hope of inheriting the position of Manor Master, died just like that.
In the casket, the lifeless Ban Wu had withered away.
Just a skin wrapped around dry bones.
Completely unrecognizable from his appearance in life.
It appears not only did he die, but Ban Wu died terribly.
"Elder Wanying, you should take a rest..."
The Manor Master of Tiger Peak spoke softly, but You Wanying remained motionless, as if she hadn’t heard.
Just standing before Ban Wu’s casket, saying nothing at all.
The Manor Master of Tiger Peak left the mourning hall with the other two elders for a moment.
During their journey here, they had already been briefed on the entire situation.
However, face-to-face, they still had to inquire once more.
In the loft, everyone present that day had arrived.
The Mansion Master of Nine Heavens also accompanied them to listen.
Ban Wu’s death was a major event for Tiger Peak Manor.
He died on the territory of Nine Heavens Palace, and the Mansion Master needed to make an appearance to some extent.
In the loft, the three from Tiger Peak Manor asked all the questions they wanted to ask.
In response to these questions, whether it was the guards of Tiger Peak Manor or those from Nine Heavens like Lv Xinrong, they immediately answered.
These questions had been asked numerous times before.
Having received the answers, the higher-ups of Tiger Peak Manor furrowed their brows, deep in thought.
Seeing them like that, Lv Xinrong hesitated for a moment before standing up.
"Manor Master of Tiger Peak, and you two seniors.
Though my abilities are humble, there are some thoughts I’d like to express."
"Speak freely,"
the amicable relations between Nine Heavens Palace meant Tiger Peak Manor did not obstruct her.
"I know all the seniors are harboring doubts.
You still don’t believe, don’t believe that young man called Shen Han, holds such power, don’t believe he has the capability to single-handedly kill Ban Wu.
But the fact remains, it was that very Shen Han who acted alone that day.
If it wasn’t for Elder Ming nearby, who arrived in time, I too would have died along with Ban Wu.
Ultimately, the root cause of this tragedy.
Was the seniors’ misjudgment, for you did not know the true strength of Shen Han at all.
They rashly tasked someone in the Rainbow-Devouring Realm with the responsibility of protection.
Ban Wu’s death is your fault."
Lv Xinrong didn’t know what she was thinking, but she actually reproached these elder figures to their faces.
"Xinrong, what nonsense are you talking.
They are all elders of Ban Wu, would they harm him?
The one who should face consequences for this matter is only that murderer.
In any case, the blame does not fall on the seniors of Tiger Peak Manor."
The Mansion Master of Nine Heavens hurriedly spoke up, trying to smooth things over in a conciliatory manner.
No matter the facts, Lv Xinrong had no standing to reprimand the higher-ups of Tiger Peak Manor.
Upon hearing their words, the three people from Tiger Peak Manor were momentarily stunned.
In their astonishment, they did not become angry.
"You are right, we indeed bear responsibility for this matter.
We truly did not expect that Shen Han would possess such strength.
What we can do now is only to avenge Ban Wu and comfort his soul."
The Manor Master of Tiger Peak Manor spoke eloquently.
However, Lv Xinrong seemed a bit dissatisfied.
"Master, you speak lightly of revenge, of comforting his soul...
But I would like to ask, how do you plan to avenge him?
Can Tiger Peak Manor capture him?
That Shen Han is currently a Rainbow-Devouring Realm expert and is extremely skilled at concealing himself.
Avenge?
I fear that Tiger Peak Manor can scarcely protect its own disciples..."
Because of Ban Wu’s death, Lv Xinrong seemed to harbor some resentment towards the people of Tiger Peak Manor, and her words were truly harsh.
The Lord of Nine Heavens Palace, standing nearby, directly got to his feet and walked angrily to Lv Xinrong.
"Did you lose the ability to speak properly today?
These matters will naturally be dealt with by the predecessors of Tiger Peak Manor, it’s not your place to question them.
You come back with me, stop spouting nonsense here."
Ordered to leave by her palace lord, Lv Xinrong seemed to have anticipated it and left the pavilion calmly.
The Lord of Nine Heavens Palace offered apologies again before leaving.
The three people from Tiger Peak Manor remained silent.
Lv Xinrong’s words were not wrong.
The idea of revenge is simple, but how to carry it out is another matter entirely.
They hadn’t expected Shen Han, a practitioner of the Old Cultivation Method, would be so difficult to deal with.
Now, they can’t even find Shen Han.
The situation is essentially Shen Han in the dark, and them in the light.
Furthermore, Shen Han is already capable of killing Rainbow-Devouring Realm experts.
There are truly not many people left in Tiger Peak Manor who can take action against Shen Han.
They even have to expend much manpower to protect the manor’s disciples.
The three people from Tiger Peak Manor walked out of the pavilion.
Walking within Nine Heavens Palace, surrounded by an expanse of white mist, the three remained silent.
Lv Xinrong’s words were hard to hear.
But harsh as they were, they were not wrong.
The truth is, Tiger Peak Manor is facing such a problem now.
Overall, Tiger Peak Manor is clearly much stronger than Shen Han.
Yet they are being tormented by Shen Han.
After walking a distance, the three of them stopped in unison.
"This method of torment was once used by Tiger Peak Manor to deal with others.
Unexpectedly, we are now being countered with the same tactics."
The elder voiced his thoughts.
Tiger Peak Manor is feared because, like Shen Han, opposing them comes at a great price.
Even those stronger than Tiger Peak Manor suffer enormous costs due to their usage of poison.
The cost of dealing with Tiger Peak Manor is incalculable for those major sects.
Moreover, besides poison, their cultivation techniques are bizarre.
They target disciples of major sects, making defense virtually impossible.
This is why so many sects dare not provoke Tiger Peak Manor.
The methods Shen Han now uses against them are exactly the same.
To capture Shen Han, Tiger Peak Manor requires intervention at least at the Dean or even Elder level for certainty.
Other disciples are exposed to tremendous risk.
With Ban Wu’s death, no disciple can match Shen Han.
Currently, Tiger Peak Manor is truly troubled.
"How did we end up at odds with that person, gaining no benefit, yet provoking such a calamity?"
Beside him, another elder frowned, full of complaints.
The usually arrogant people from Tiger Peak Manor have started to regret.
Though not explicitly stated, his tone of complaint revealed his thoughts.
"Manor Master, at this point, we truly need careful consideration.
With Ban Wu gone, if our disciples encounter Shen Han, will they survive?
Must we keep the manor’s guards and disciples continuously confined?"
The Manor Master’s expression was bleak, but what could be done now?
Surrender to Shen Han?
"In the coming period, elders, accompany them more often.
Ensure your disciples are well protected. Guardianship is a duty belonging to each elder."
"Manor Master, it’s easy for you to say, even if us elders put aside our own tasks and focus entirely on protecting the disciples, it might still be difficult to protect them thoroughly.
The manor doesn’t have many disciples, but it is beyond us elders’ ability to protect them all."
"All along, there has been something amiss with this matter.
We at Tiger Peak Manor never had any conflict of interest with Shen Han, nor any previous interactions.
How did it come to this?
You Wanying shouldn’t have gone over there to support Shen Ao.
Now it has stirred up a mess, dragging all of us into it.
What a situation!"
The two elders continually expressed complaints in front of the Manor Master.